The effects of mischmetal, cooling rate and heat treatment on the eutectic Si particle characteristics of A319.1, A356.2 and A413.1 Al-Si casting alloys

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 480, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 342-355

  Sebaie, O El ^a   Samuel, A M ^a   Samuel, F H ^a   Doty, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b Metal Casting Technology Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Si cast alloys; Cooling rate; Eutectic Si particle characteristics; Heat treatment; Mischmetal addition; Sr modification

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COOLING; EUTECTICS; HEAT TREATMENT; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SILICON; SURFACE TREATMENT;

COOLING RATE; MISCHMETAL; SPHEROIDIZATION RATE;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COOLING; EUTECTICS; HEAT TREATMENT; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SILICON; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 41249090418     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2007.07.039     Document Type: Article

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